Salem Main Streets

Come to the opening of the second season of the Salem Farmers’ Market Thursday, June 17.  The market will open an hour earlier this year at 3 p.m. and close at 7 p.m.  It will feature more farms and more great produce including some new and less common vegetables sure to please the gourmet cooks in Salem.  Don’t miss the opening bell of the market at 3 p.m.  At 3:30 p.m. Chive, Sustainable Event Design & Catering will do a cooking demonstration and from 5 – 7 p.m. there will be live music by Qwill and The Further From Zen Orchestra. http://wqillmusic.com.   The market will include fresh bread by “When Pigs Fly”, live lobsters, and much more.  New farms include: Flats Mentor Farm (an Asian vegetable farmer), Cider Hill Farm of Amesbury, and West River Creamery.  The Salem Farmers’ Market is held every Thursday June 17 – October 21 in Derby Square on Front Street in downtown Salem from 3 – 7 p.m.  It is a Salem Main Streets project and more information can be found at http://www.salemfarmersmarket.org/.  Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

2nd Annual Living Green & Renewable Energy Fair
Saturday, June 13 from 10 am – 3 pm
The Salem Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Salem Main Streets and the Salem Renewable Energy Task Force, invite businesses and organizations that promote green and renewable products to participate in the 2nd Annual Living Green & Renewable Energy Fair.

Our Goal: Promote products, services and information that encourage healthier, more sustainable consumption and lifestyles for businesses and families. There is limited space for participants at the fair, the organizers will review applications and payment will be refunded if applicant is not selected.
Schedule of Events:

Vendor Booths & Exhibits in Old Town Hall from 10 am – 3 pm
Green Kids Zone in Old Town Hall from 10 am – 3 pm
Screening of “Addicted to Plastic” in CinemaSalem at 10 am
“Green Speaker Series” at The Gathering from 11 am – 3 pm

For more information go to www.salem-chamber.org

Downtown Salem, Mass – Come Check Out our Hip, Urban Lifestyle!

Salem Lifestyle Open House – Sunday, June 14
Noon – 3pm

Over 20 realtors are participating in Salem’s first Lifestyle Open House this Sunday, June 14, showing over 30 properties in and around a walkable downtown. A Map of Open House locations can be picked up Sunday, 11.30 – 3pm at the Salem Chamber of Commerce, 265 Essex Street, Salem, MA (T. 978-744-0004).
Properties shown include historic properties, single family homes, townhouses, condominiums as well as rental apartments in and around the downtown area. List prices start as low as $186,000 for a loft style unit and go up to as high as $950,000 for a colonial revival mansion in the Historic McIntire District.

Organized by the Salem Chamber of Commerce and Salem Main Streets.

For more information or a full listing of properties click here. or visit www.salem-chamber.org.

The Spirit of Salem: Urban, Hip & Walkable
Move to Salem, a City where people can live, work, and play.
Just 16 miles north of Boston and accessible by car, train, and ferry, Salem offers its residents many benefits of urban living, but with easy access to beaches, parks, and open spaces. Historic downtown Salem is conveniently located within walking distance to many restaurants, shops, museums, the MBTA commuter rail, and the Salem Ferry, both of which provide direct service to and from downtown Boston.

Join Salem Main Streets for a FREE Identity Theft Workshop
December 16, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. at the Salem 5 meeting room at 210 Essex Street.

Are you compliant with current laws for handling customer information? New penalties will be in place in 2009 which make stricter fines for non-compliance. Businesses may be held liable and penalized, through regulatory fines and penalties, sanctions, and even civil lawsuits, if they do not adequately protect the private financial, medical, and other personal and confidential information of their clients, customers, and employees. Unfortunately many businesses, particularly small businesses and professional practices, are unaware of their requirements and the significant potential liabilities imposed by these regulations.

This workshop will focus on these issues by examining;

· (FCRA) Fair Credit Reporting Act
· (FACTA) Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act – Red Flag and Disposal Rules
· (GLB) Gramm-Leach-Bliley – Safeguards Rule
· (HIPAA) – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – Security Rule
· (CISP) – Visa Cardholder Information Security Program and (PCI) – Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
· California SB 1386 – and other State Legislation

Come to this workshop and find out how these laws affect your business and how even the smallest businesses can achieve compliance and reduce risk.

Presented by Rick Christiana who is a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist, the nation’s only professional certification program specifically developed to train and equip professionals to understand and address Identity Theft and related fraud. Rick is an Independent Associate with Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.

Call or email Jennifer at (978)744-0004 or Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org to R.S.V.P. for this workshop.